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Oversight
House committee leaders want Biden to oust the acting Commerce IG
Lawmakers on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee said the current acting inspector general is “entangled” in the allegations that led to his predecessor’s ouster, adding that they lack confidence in “any” senior staffers to lead the watchdog office.
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Oversight
Key senator calls for pause to DeJoy’s changes at USPS
The Postal Service is not being transparent with Congress about its reform efforts, committee chairman says. USPS disputes the claim.
Management
GOP bill aims to limit IRS’ use of AI
The legislation — cosponsored by Reps. Clay Higgins, R-La., and Eric Burlison, R- Mo. — could look to put new restrictions on the tax agency’s deployment of AI in its revenue enforcement efforts and require staff to launch new investigations.
Workforce
D.C. lawmaker wants to restore due process to feds in ‘sensitive’ posts
A new bill would overrule a 2013 federal appellate court decision that denied roughly 200,000 federal employees access to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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Management
Congress, White House lock in a funding deal but face a tight timeline to avert shutdown
Appropriators are racing to finalize the text of the six-bill package.
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Oversight
House GOP launches investigation into DOJ's immigration judge 'gag order'
Top lawmakers say the Biden administration is inhibiting free speech and circumscribing congressional oversight.
Pay & Benefits
“It feels impossible to stay”: The U.S. needs wildland firefighters more than ever, but the federal government is losing them
Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much.
Workforce
Lawmakers, employee groups call for a permanent increase in federal firefighter pay
Under current measures implemented by the Biden administration, federal wildland firefighters will face yet another “pay cliff” this fall.
Management
Pentagon budget request aims to balance congressional limits, foreign needs, and innovation
“This should be the wake-up call that tells us we need to be buying different stuff,” one expert said.
Management
Congress averts shutdown, locks in some agency cuts as Senate backs funding package
Lawmakers now face a March 22 shutdown deadline for the rest of government.
Management
Biden uses State of the Union to paint Republicans as barriers
The president scolded former President Trump and House GOP lawmakers for scuttling a bipartisan plan to boost border agency staffing, and frequently touted governmental investments enacted without Republican support.
Management
2 days before a shutdown, House sends $460B spending package to Senate
The measure, which would require small spending cuts at many agencies, heads to the Senate.
Workforce
Congress' minibus spending deal could potentially avert firefighter pay cliff
Lawmakers have until Friday evening to pass the first of two spending packages that will run until Sept. 30.
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Management
Congress passes stopgap funding bill, delaying shutdown threat by one week
Congress hopes to begin voting on full-year appropriations next week.
Management
Congress reaches fiscal 2024 funding deal, new stopgaps in hopes of averting shutdown
Lawmakers must act in a hastened and united fashion to pass the new CR before funding expires this week.
Management
Budget impasse freezes two Space Force efforts, leaders say
This year’s spending caps will boost future costs, acting Air Force undersecretary adds.
Management
With negotiations stalling, Biden, congressional leaders to meet days before shutdown
Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other for the lack of a funding agreement.
Oversight
VA secretary says he ‘failed’ in recognizing office harassment allegations
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough candidly admitted fault during a House committee hearing for not discerning more quickly whistleblower complaints of sexual harassment within a department office.
Management
On take two, House impeaches DHS secretary
Alejandro Mayorkas becomes the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years.
Management
House fails to impeach DHS secretary
Alejandro Mayorkas is no longer in peril after the failed vote. If the measure had passed, it would have been the first time a cabinet secretary had been impeached in nearly 150 years.
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